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1969 Army

4–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Thomas Cahill.

Schedule and results

Army in 1969, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 31–14; won at Vanderbilt 16–6; lost vs. Texas A&M 13–20; lost vs. No. 15 Notre Dame 0–45; lost vs. Utah State 7–23; won vs. Boston College 38–7; lost vs. No. 19 Air Force 6–13; tied at Oregon 17–17; lost vs. Pittsburgh 6–15; won vs. Navy 27–0+31−45Won 31–14 vs. New Mexico+17New MexicoWon 16–6 at Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltLost 13–20 vs. Texas A&M-7Texas A&MLost 0–45 vs. No. 15 Notre Dame-45No. 15 Notre DameLost 7–23 vs. Utah State-16Utah StateWon 38–7 vs. Boston College+31Boston CollegeLost 6–13 vs. No. 19 Air Force-7No. 19 Air ForceTied 17–17 at Oregon0OregonLost 6–15 vs. Pittsburgh-9PittsburghWon 27–0 vs. Navy+27Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsNew MexicoW 31–⁠1488%
Sep 27atVanderbiltW 16–⁠659%
Oct 4vsTexas A&ML 13–⁠2075%
Oct 11vs15Notre DameL 0–⁠4543%
Oct 18vsUtah StateL 7–⁠2369%
Oct 25vsBoston CollegeW 38–⁠761%
Nov 1vs19Air ForceL 6–⁠1348%
Nov 8atOregonT 17–⁠1750%
Nov 15vsPittsburghL 6–⁠1576%
Nov 29vsNavyW 27–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Navy 27–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
161–⁠160
Coach
Thomas Cahill
Elo
1491 −95 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.8 No. 58 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Richard S. Lyon
Captain
Lynn Moore